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Mr. Dave Adamy

Dave Adamy is an internationally recognized expert in electronic warfare who writes the popular monthly EW-101 column in the Journal of Electronic Defense magazine. He has over 50 years experience as a systems engineer and program technical director, developing EW systems from DC to Light, deployed on platforms from submarines to space, with specifications from quick reaction capability to high reliability. He has published over 250 professional articles on Electronic Warfare, receiver system design and closely related subjects, including the popular EW101 series in the Journal of Electronic Defense. He has presented dozens of EW courses for military, government and defense industry organizations in the US and allied countries. He holds an MSEE (Communication theory) and has written 16 books on Electronic Warfare and related subjects.

Advanced Principles of Electronic Warfare

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Online

This Advanced Electronic Warfare course has eight three hour sessions. It is designed for individuals who have completed a fundamental EW course or have significant experience in the field. Legacy and new generation threats and EW techniques are covered at an unclassified level. The course avoids deep mathematical coverage, explaining all concepts in practical, physical terms. Each of the sessions includes lecture and in-class problems. Although each session stands alone, the set of eight provides full coverage of the EW field.

There is a downloadable course syllabus provided for each session. It contains copies of all visual aids and problem worksheets for that session. It will be available for download in the meeting room.

There are two recommended reference text books for the course, EW103 and EW104. These are not included in the price of the course registration. While helpful, they are not mandatory. They were written by the course presenter and provide further information on each of the subjects covered. Most of the visual aids in the course contain pointers to the text pages on which the relevant subject matter is covered.

Our on-demand webcourses are the original live events recorded for on-demand viewing at your convenience. You will have access to any content for which you register for 30 days.

Full Course:

$1600 for members / $1650 for non-members

Session 1: Introduction and Fundamentals Review

This session introduces the advanced course. It starts with a quick review of fundamental EW concepts including radio propagation models, receiver system sensitivity and dynamic range, types of antennas and antenna parametric trade-offs.

Session 2: Spectrum Warfare

This session covers Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) warfare, including the nature of the spectrum and the various aspects of EMS warfare.

Session 3: Legacy Radars and Countermeasures

This session covers legacy radars and the associated weapons, the nature of recent upgrades to those weapon systems, and the countermeasures that have been and are employed against them.

Session 4: Next Generation Threat Radars and Countermeasures

This session covers the newly developed radars and the weapons associated with them. It also covers the shortcomings of currently used EW techniques against these new threats and the changes in EW that are required to counter new weapons systems.

Session 5: Digital Communication and Digital RF Memories

This session covers digital communication theory, particularly as it applies to the proliferating data links used in modern weapons systems. It also covers the theory and practice of Digital Radio Frequency Memories (DRFMs).

Session 6: Legacy and Modern Communications Threats and Countermeasures

This session covers legacy hostile communications systems and the EW measures used against them. It also covers the new generation communications techniques and the new EW techniques required to counter them

Session 7: Decoys and Infrared Threats & Countermeasures

This session covers legacy and next generation heat seeking missiles and the nature of the countermeasures required to defeat them. This includes new developments in flares and IR jammers. The section also covers other types of infrared and light enhancing systems.

Session 8: Directed Energy Weapons

This session covers both laser and high power RF directed energy weapons. It starts by discussing the changing nature of warfare and the timing issues associated with new enemy attack strategies. It then deals with the advantages and shortcomings of various types of laser and RF weapons systems

Intended Audience

The intended audience is working professionals in EW or related fields. Examples and exercises will be about the level expected in upper division engineering courses. However, dB equations and physical explanations of concepts will still be an integral part of the course.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted no later than 4 days prior to the cancelled session. Cancellations may be faxed to (703) 549-2589 or emailed to events@crows.org. Refunds will be issued for cancellations received by the due date minus a $50 administrative fee.

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With over 13,000 members internationally, the Association of Old Crows is an organization for individuals who have common interests in Electronic Warfare (EW), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations, Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities. The Association of Old Crows provides a means of connecting members and organizations nationally and internationally across government, defense, industry, and academia to promote the exchange of ideas and information, and provides a platform to recognize advances and contributions in these fields.